Short Sitting Height and Low Relative Sitting Height Are Associated with Severe Cognitive Impairment among Older Women in an Urban Community in China.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic association studies conducted in admixed populations may be confounded by population stratification resulting in spurious associations. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the presence and effect of population stratification in a case-control study of brain arteriovenous malformation (BA...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kim H,Hysi PG,Pawlikowska L,Choudhry S,González Burchard E,Kwok PY,Sidney S,McCulloch CE,Young WL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strategy for assessing the clinical importance of statistically significant treatment benefits in recent dementia drug trials is proposed. Traditional criteria for the assessment of valid inferences are helpful: the more likely the treatment effects are valid, the greater the chance that they will be clinically impo...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Rockwood K,MacKnight C

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a door-to-door survey in rural areas of the Cordillera Province, Bolivia, to determine the prevalence of the most common neurological diseases in a sample of about 10,000 inhabitants. A team of non-doctor health workers administered a standard screening instrument for neurological diseases, a slightly m...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Nicoletti A,Sofia V,Bartoloni A,Bartalesi F,Marletta C,Lo Bartolo ML,Rosado J,Le Pira F,Reggio A

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White matter lesions (WMLs) detected by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are putatively a consequence of cerebral hypoperfusion or ischemia. We investigated the prevalence, severity and correlates of WMLs in a population-based sample of 1,920 African-American and European-American men and women aged 55-72 yea...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Liao D,Cooper L,Cai J,Toole J,Bryan N,Burke G,Shahar E,Nieto J,Mosley T,Heiss G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study is to investigate the epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) in Taiwan. METHODS:Cases of CJD and MS were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database from January 2000 to December 2005. Age- and sex-specific incidences of these...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lai CH,Tseng HF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a proposed study to investigate the incidence of dementia in a population of over 75 year olds in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The study population (n = 438) underwent a detailed psychiatric assessment using the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly (CAMDEX) as the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Jagger C,Clarke M,Anderson J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In order to examine the hypothesis that elevated resting heart rate (RHR) is associated with impaired cognitive score, we investigated the relationship between RHR and cognitive score in middle-aged, elderly and old Danish subjects from the general population. METHODS:Composite cognitive scores derived from the r...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wod M,Jensen MT,Galatius S,Hjelmborg JB,Jensen GB,Christensen K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many Parkinson's disease (PD) patients treated with levodopa develop motor fluctuations and/or dyskinesia. This large, retrospective study was conducted to compare the prevalence and treatment of dyskinesia in PD patients in seven countries. A total of 380 physicians were interviewed and completed patient record forms...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Woitalla D,Mueller T,Russ H,Hock K,Haeger DA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B (HB) vaccination and a first central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating event in adults. METHODS:In 1998, we conducted a multicentre, hospital-based case-control study which enrolled 402 cases of first CNS demyelinating event occurring between 1994 and 1995...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Touzé E,Fourrier A,Rue-Fenouche C,Rondé-Oustau V,Jeantaud I,Bégaud B,Alpérovitch A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cognitive decline is a defining feature of dementia. We sought to determine if a single baseline cognitive test score or change in test score over time is more strongly associated with risk of dementia hospitalization. We also sought to compare short- and long-term dementia risk. METHODS:Prospective co...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Schneider AL,Gottesman RF,Mosley T,Alonso A,Knopman DS,Coresh J,Sharrett AR,Selvin E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot case-control study was conducted to identify possible risk factors for Meige's syndrome. Patients with Meige's syndrome and age- and sex-matched controls suffering from other neurological diseases were recruited from the Movement Disorders Clinic and Neurology Outpatient Department of the All India Insititute ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Behari M,Sharma AK,Changkakoti S,Sharma N,Pandey RM

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transversal studies have underlined the association between the decline in autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and all-cause mortality. However, the predictive value of ANS has never been prospectively assessed in a general population-based cohort. METHOD:The PROOF (PROgnostic indicator OF cardiovascula...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Barthélémy JC,Pichot V,Dauphinot V,Celle S,Laurent B,Garcin A,Maudoux D,Kerleroux J,Lacour JR,Kossovsky M,Gaspoz JM,Roche F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Repetitive head trauma is an identified risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The violence in wife assault is repetitive and targets the head. This association provides a rationale for studying the relationship between spousal abuse and AD. DESIGN:To preliminarily evaluate the possibility of an increase...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Leung FH,Thompson K,Weaver DF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'Ten Questions' Questionnaire (TQQ) is used to detect severe neurological impairment in children living in resource-poor countries. Its usefulness has been established in Asia and the Caribbean, but there are a few published studies from Africa. We evaluated the TQQ as part of a larger study of neurologi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Mung'ala-Odera V,Meehan R,Njuguna P,Mturi N,Alcock K,Carter JA,Newton CR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological study was performed with respect to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a designated area in Japan. The subjects were observed in a small rural prefecture where the population generally remains within a limited radius throughout their lives. The patients' life-styles in each area were investigated in detai...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Akai J,Ishihara O,Higuchi S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite decades of research, there are no national estimates of the incidence or prevalence of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Canada. Our objective was to utilize the best available data to estimate the incidence and prevalence of traumatic SCI (TSCI) and non-traumatic SCI (NTSCI) in Canada for 2010. METHODS:I...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Noonan VK,Fingas M,Farry A,Baxter D,Singh A,Fehlings MG,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine whether vascular risk factors are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in an elderly Arab population. METHODS:An Arabic-speaking team performed a door-to-door survey of consecutive residents aged > or =65 years. We estimated the odds of AD or MCI...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Israeli-Korn SD,Masarwa M,Schechtman E,Abuful A,Strugatsky R,Avni S,Farrer LA,Friedland RP,Inzelberg R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious viruses and bacteria can trigger multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbations. Seasonally changing concentrations of ambient air pollutants are known to predispose to transmissible infections, to induce systemic immune responses and to enhance existing peripheral inflammation. Ambient air quality and monthly MS re...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Oikonen M,Laaksonen M,Laippala P,Oksaranta O,Lilius EM,Lindgren S,Rantio-Lehtimäki A,Anttinen A,Koski K,Erälinna JP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) are not well defined in Hispanic populations. We hypothesized that disease presentation in Hispanic white (HW) patients will be different from non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients given their ancestral background and reported lower disease prevalence. This ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Hadjixenofontos A,Beecham AH,Manrique CP,Pericak-Vance MA,Tornes L,Ortega M,Rammohan KW,McCauley JL,Delgado SR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Parkinson's disease (PD) is often complicated by psychiatric comorbidity, which is likely to lead to a higher use of mental health care facilities. In addition, psychiatric symptomatology and associated mental health care use may be present even before motor symptoms and PD are diagnosed, as the pathophy...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Leentjens AF,Driessen G,Weber W,Drukker M,van Os J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder, with a variable reported prevalence ranging from 0.5 to 12 per 100,000. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of HSP and estimate the percentage of SPG4 mutations in the Estonian populatio...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Braschinsky M,Luus SM,Gross-Paju K,Haldre S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known regarding the pathogenetic factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied 63 AD patients in order to evaluate if there were clinical subtypes of AD and whether prior illnesses and life-styles were involved in the development of the disease. In our patients selected for onset of symptoms before age 65...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Ferini-Strambi L,Smirne S,Garancini P,Pinto P,Franceschi M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease. Despite wide variability in the incidence and prevalence of ALS, there is evidence of positive temporal trends and an increase in incidence with age. The aim of this study was to conduct a detailed epidemiological...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Demetriou CA,Hadjivasiliou PM,Kleopa KA,Christou YP,Leonidou E,Kyriakides T,Zamba-Papanicolaou E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressively disabling inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system. MS has a multifactorial etiology and is triggered by environmental factors in individuals with complex genetic risk profiles. The epidemiology of MS changes with the spatial and temporal dis...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Al-Afasy HH,Al-Obaidan MA,Al-Ansari YA,Al-Yatama SA,Al-Rukaibi MS,Makki NI,Suresh A,Akhtar S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We examined trends in incidence of stroke of any nature (ischemic and/or hemorrhagic) in subjects with a hospital diagnosis of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or flutter in Denmark from 1980 to 2002 by sex, age and conditions of comorbidity. METHODS:We identified all individuals, aged 40-89 years, with an incident...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Frost L,Vukelic Andersen L,Vestergaard P,Husted S,Mortensen LS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Austria is almost unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of MS in Austria using data from questionnaires completed by neurologists, comprising information on a total of 1,006 MS patients who attended 30 out-patient specialized clinics nationwide. Additional data were collec...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Baumhackl U,Eibl G,Ganzinger U,Hartung HP,Mamoli B,Pfeiffer KP,Fazekas F,Vass K,Austrian MS Study Committee.

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) such as country of residence, hard labour, intense athletic activities, heavy metal and pet exposure, skeletal trauma, surgical procedures, malignancies, and recurrent infectious disease were investigated in 77 patients and 80 controls, matching the cases for select...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Provinciali L,Giovagnoli AR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1994 several European studies will have available risk factor information on incident cases of dementia collected in prospective community-based studies. These centers will collaborate in a nested-case control study based on the pooled cases and a sample of the non-diseased respondents. This paper describes the gen...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Launer LJ,Brayne C,Breteler MM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge of the prevalence of spinal cord disorders (SCD) is important to understand specific causes in each part of the worldand to allow to potentially adapt health care and public policy including law enforcement to the main causes. SCD have important personal, biopsychological, socio-economic, short-term and ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： El Tallawy HN,Farghly WM,Badry R,Rageh TA,Hakeem Metwally NA,Shehata GA,Sayd MA,Hamed Y,Kandil MR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports of declining trends in mortality rates from cerebrovascular disease are based on underlying cause of death as stated on the death certificate, and may contain inaccuracies because death certificates are often completed without reference to all information in medical records, and because of changes in co...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Garland FC,Lilienfeld AM,Garland CF

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00